Environment & Sustainability

An unusually early heat wave smashed records across France, Britain and Spain. Temperatures in some areas are starting to soar again.

Europe has spent several weeks enduring blistering heat. The heatwave the continent experienced last month closed schools, disrupted power supplies, and has been linked to thousands of deaths. France, Germany, and Denmark all saw their highest temperature ever, according to…

Extension comes as government encourages first nuclear power projects in a generation to meet UK’s growing need for electricity Britain’s most recently completed nuclear power plant will continue generating electricity until 2055 after the government granted the power plant, which…

The U.S. Forest Service’s sign-off allows South32’s Hermosa mine, one of the country’s biggest proposed critical mineral operations, to proceed despite vocal opposition. By Wyatt Myskow The U.S. Forest Service Tuesday approved a proposed mine in southern Arizona that will…

This year’s third heatwave is one of the longest lasting heatwaves since the infamous year of 1976.

Inside Climate News’ “Planet China” scrutinized the dams, mines and other projects in Beijing’s development campaign beyond its own borders. By ICN Editors An Inside Climate News series that showed the often-hidden environmental impacts of China’s trillion-dollar global development push…

Driftnets, vertically hanging nets that drift with ocean currents and can stretch for kilometers, are used to catch large pelagic species such as swordfish and tuna. However, they have long drawn criticism from conservationists as they also capture and kill…

NASA astronaut Chris Williams jogs while strapped to the treadmill inside the International Space Station’s Tranquility module. The treadmill is specifically designed to enable jogging and maintain cardiovascular health in microgravity. NASA Health checks and CubeSat hardware maintenance were the…

An international arbitration system allows corporations to demand big payouts. Governments have been forced to hand over billions. By Katie Surma, Nicholas Kusnetz What if companies affected by government efforts to protect the environment could get international arbitrators to award…

  GRX-810 is a new metal alloy developed by NASA for 3D printing parts that can withstand the extreme temperatures of rocket engines, allowing affordable printing of high-heat parts. Credit: NASA Host Andres Almeida: In the aviation world, there’s a 3D-printed metal superalloy that can withstand…